Electrical fire onboard
Had a bit of a scare Mknday. Catalina 30 new to us (1 yr) Atomic 4 gas engine.
Forgot to turn off the blower motor. No big deal. It then seized and failed, and the circuit had NO inline fuse, which resulted in an electrical fire in the port side lazarrette while underway. Blower totally gone. Melted. Burnt away. We had no idea until it was well established. Luckily, we were able to extinguish.
Unluckily, we were unable to get a tow in a reasonable amount of time (4 hr wait) from C-Tow. Thankfully, the wind coopereated and we eventually sailed to our destination, but had to enter marina under sail power, narrowly avoiding a major storm.
Lots of takeaways from this, of course. Mainly, I'm just not sure it's worth fixing. The boat has some other issues so is it worth it? I can learn the electrical but it will take all sunmer and even then, it may not be adequate. I'm also thinking donate it just be done with it.
At what point do you stop the money hemorrhaging and just move on?